epicureans
Yes epicureans thought it was important to act in politics
The Epicureans - 2003 was released on: USA: 14 June 2003 (San Francisco Black Film Festival) (premiere)
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Some famous Epicureans include Plato, Aristippus, Democritus, and obviously Epicurus himself. Many more can be found online by searching for them, but really, Epicurus is the most important one.
The Epicureans were a group of ancient Greek philosophers who followed the teachings of Epicurus. They believed that the ultimate goal in life was to seek pleasure and avoid pain, but in moderation. They also emphasized the importance of friendship, simple living, and the pursuit of knowledge.
The nature of happiness and its attainment. Epicureans believed that pleasure and absence of pain were the ultimate sources of happiness, while Stoics believed that true happiness could be found by living in accordance with reason and virtue, regardless of external circumstances.
Tim O'Keefe has written: 'Epicureanism' -- subject(s): Epicureans (Greek philosophy) 'Epicureanism'
Epicureans taught that the highest goal in life is to seek pleasure and avoid pain, with pleasure defined as the absence of physical and mental suffering. They emphasized living a simple and self-sufficient life, free from anxieties and unnecessary desires, in order to achieve a state of tranquility and contentment.
Jeffrey Fish has written: 'Epicurus and the Epicurean tradition' -- subject(s): Epicureans (Greek philosophy), PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical
The pre-modern idea of atomic theory was proposed by Greek thinkers like Democritus, Leucippus, and the Epicureans, which would have been at about 500 to 300 BC.
Joseph Michael Bryant has written: 'Moral codes social structure in Ancient Greece: a study on the social origins of Greek ethics from Homer to the Epicureans and Stoics'